Prevalence and associated factors for depressive symptoms among the general population from 31 provinces in China : The utility of social determinants of health theory

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BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the most common types of mental disorders. Guided by the theory of social determinants of health (SDH), the study aimed to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms and to identify factors related to depressive symptoms in the general population of China.

METHODS: A cross-sectional, online survey was conducted among 101,392 residents from 31 provinces of mainland China from January to March 2019, and 97,126 survey responses were included in the final analysis. Multilevel linear regression models were used to identify SDH associated with depressive symptoms.

RESULTS: The prevalence of depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 scores ≥10) in Chinese residents was 15.81 %. The results of the multilevel analysis demonstrated that depressive symptoms were affected by various factors on five levels, including individual characteristics, behavioral lifestyle, community support network, social structural factors, and macro social factors.

LIMITATIONS: The cross-sectional design of the study makes it difficult to establish causality between variables.

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of depressive symptoms is high among general population in China. According to the theory of SDH, the study shows that the depressive symptoms are complex and involves all areas of social life. Therefore, adopting a multi-level, cross-sectoral intervention approach will be instrumental to improving the mental health of residents in China.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:347

Enthalten in:

Journal of affective disorders - 347(2024) vom: 15. Feb., Seite 269-277

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Jiaming [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jianxiong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Silin [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Xiaoxv [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Yanhong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Depressive symptoms
Journal Article
Prevalence
Social determinants of health

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 08.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.134

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364317973